Utah § 57-8-7.2 - Scope -- Designation of certain areas.
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§ 57-8-7.2. Scope -- Designation of certain areas.
Effective 5/1/2024 57-8-7.2.
Scope -- Designation of certain areas.
(1)
Unless otherwise provided in the declaration, this section applies to a unit if the declaration designates a wall, floor, or ceiling as a boundary of the unit.
(2)
(a)
The following are part of a unit:
(i)
lath;
(ii)
furring;
(iii)
wallboard;
(iv)
plasterboard;
(v)
plaster;
(vi)
paneling;
(vii)
tiles;
(viii)
wallpaper;
(ix)
paint;
(x)
finished flooring; and
(xi)
any other material constituting part of the finished surface of a wall, floor, or ceiling.
(b)
Any portion of a wall, floor, or ceiling not listed in Subsection (2)(a) is part of the common areas and facilities.
(3)
If a chute, flue, duct, pipe, wire, conduit, bearing wall, bearing column, or any other fixture lies partially within and partially outside the designated boundaries of a unit:
(a)
any portion of an item described in this Subsection (3) serving only that unit is part of the limited common areas and facilities; and
(b)
any portion of an item described in this Subsection (3) is part of the common areas and facilities if the item serves:
(i)
more than one unit; or
(ii)
any portion of the common areas and facilities.
(4)
Subject to Subsection (3), the following within the boundaries of a unit are part of the unit:
(a)
spaces;
(b)
interior partitions; and
(c)
other fixtures and improvements.
(5)
The following, if designated to serve a single unit but located outside the unit's boundaries, are limited common areas and facilities allocated exclusively to a unit:
Section 57-8-7.2 ("Scope -- Designation of certain areas.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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